Welcome back to another post! I’ve decided that my goal for this blog is to post at least twice a month. As I promised in my first post, I am going to discuss in more detail the first section of the podcast that I wrote about (so if you haven’t already, check out my first post!). Here is the link to the article about the first section:
https://www.ttbook.org/interview/power-music-and-memory-music-was-waking-something-within-each-them This article is from the perspective of Shannon Kleiber, whose experience is discussed in the first section of the podcast. In the senior living facility that her mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, lives in, it is often a quiet place. However, this changed when Kleiber visited a music event. The seniors were dancing, singing, and smiling. The senior living facility also hosts other events, like group sing-alongs and drum circles. During these events, there’s no doubt that something awakens in the seniors. Music helps to connect the seniors to not only their past, but also the present, where they can communicate with each other and their loved ones through this common medium. One point that Kleiber observed that stuck out to me was that one woman, although she wasn’t singing, was smiling and gently tapping her foot. I have also observed this while playing piano for the seniors in my local senior living facility. The seniors express their reaction to music differently: some hum, some mimic playing the keys, some tap along, and some simply close their eyes and smile. Although they react differently, there is a common bond that runs through them and us, and this is music, which acts like a universal language connecting everyone together. It’s these reactions that motivate me to continue playing and hope that other young musicians can experience the same joy by sharing their music.
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